Would You Be Open To Rebooting The MCU Eventually?

[Spider-Fan83]

"eventually" being the key word, there... but yes I would be open too it

although, the MCU is almost too interwoven at this point for there to be a jumping off point for a reboot in sight anytime soon

for characters who have already finished their story arcs in the main MCU, I wouldn't mind them doing to sub-set non-related reboots, outside of the MCU of these characters so we can still see new adventures of them, new takes on them, give new actors chance in the roles... without worrying about breaking cannon

 

[Shoppy]

why? just use the premise of superheroes from other universes being brought together jump from world to world.

I'm not against the idea, but i think harking back to versions of characters that were abandoned over a decade ago in the process would be catering for a more niche audience and i can't see it ever being something that would be considered a viable shift in Disney-Marvel's MO.

I do think that something similar could work for bringing a Ryan Reynolds Deadpool into the MCU though.
Deadpool corps working for the Timebroker with the Fox Deadpool we've already seen, Lady Deadpool, Kidpool, Dogpool, Headpool as in the comics but ALSO Reynolds again in a dual role as the hithertoo unseen MCU Wade Wilson meaning he can be Deadpool in the MCU without having to acknowledge the Fox universe in anyway beyond his interactions with his alternate universe counterparts. Deadpool Corps in Deadpool 3 would be awesome.

Rebooting things to fit the MCU is a far more realistic expectations than rebooting the MCU to cater for the fact a minority of fans want to see certain versions of characters again. Personally i find it a bit of a cringe-inducingly fantastical expectation that it could ever happen.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

The 90s kid in me wouldn’t be mad if somewhere down the line in the multiverse, we get 2099 or Age of Apocalypse movies.

 

[Shoppy]

The 90s kid in me wouldn’t be mad if somewhere down the line in the multiverse, we get 2099 or Age of Apocalypse movies.

I'd just do a series, call it "Marvel's 2099" as a series of stand-alone episodes or two-parters and spin-off the popular characters into their own series'.

 

[Melpardus]

Can't front, to quote Nick Fury on this whole "reboot the MCU" notion: "That's a stupid-ass idea."

Like others suggested, I figure the only way that would make sense if we're talking about just ignoring the events of the current MCU but using the same characters would be to do a whole-scale multiverse situation. I can't see the MCU as a brand being a property that you just reboot; it's simultaneously too big and wide-ranging for that, I feel. Maybe in several decades once the current iteration it actually ends and starts collecting some measure of dust, then starting that sort of thing again would make more sense.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Why would the MCU ever need to reboot? They'd just continue to tell new stories with new characters within the pre-established continuity. That's like rebooting Star Wars.

Eventually they will run out of worthwhile characters. Heck, even with Star Wars we saw Rian Johnson moving beyond Luke Skywalker and a large portion of the audience vehemently rejected it and the box office for the franchise has suffered. Marvel has enough well-developed characters they can continue for awhile, but eventually there will be a point where they will run out and there will be a demand to see the big names again. Come 2040 and Disney executives are trying to choose between an Iron Man reboot and a Maggot movie, what do you think they are going to choose?

There is another problem as well: continuity lockout. So far Marvel has been able to largely avoid it over several films, but we are still talking a universe that has only been around for a little over ten years. Eventually there will be a point where there are too many films and the series has been going on for too long that audiences and especially the younger audiences who weren't even born yet when this thing started are going to be left behind.

These films aren't art. They are about making money. And as soon as studio executives see more potential earnings in a reboot versus continuing, it will be rebooted. Feige's not going to be around forever.

 

[psylockolussus]

Yes. I would be open to it. Maybe in the late 2030s or early 2040s. A lot of the character would need a new interpretation/adaptation for the younger generation. And at some point, the Marvel Cinematic Universe would end and need a clean slate.

 

[Chris B]

I personally wouldn't have a problem with it and as has already been stated its inevitable at some point.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

I feel like by the time we are ready for a reboot after 10-20 years of New Avengers/Fantastic Four/MCU X-Men/etc. CGI will be at a point where they can just have RDJ (or an exceptional RDJ voice impersonator) voice a younger version of himself.

 

[TheVileOne]

It would depend on the circumstances and the execution.

 

[Bayne]

I feel like by the time we are ready for a reboot after 10-20 years of New Avengers/Fantastic Four/MCU X-Men/etc. CGI will be at a point where they can just have RDJ (or an exceptional RDJ voice impersonator) voice a younger version of himself.

Assuming that he's still alive 20 years from now (20 years is a long time, and he has a long history of substance abuse that certainly wouldn't have been good for his life expectency), he'd be in his mid-70s and probably would sound very different than he does today.

And even if the impersonator thing is possible (as I think probably would be the case - just look at Red Skull in Endgame, I literally thought they somehow got Weaving back for a cameo until I saw the credits), it probably would not be a good idea. Just because someone can sound like Downey doesn't mean they can deliver lines like Downey, and even if they knocked it out of the park, it would probably lead to a relatively small immediate reward/box office while fundamentally shackling the entire franchise for the rest of time to trying to sound like one specific person. They'd be better off making a strong casting search and letting whoever came out the other end make their own mark on the character, just as has been done over and over again for Batman, Superman, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, etc.

 

[Airwings]

Doesn't matter. I describe how I see a possible MCU reboot, not what kind if reboot that IS GOING to happen.

With that said, I came up with the idea how to used to FC mutants instead of the original cast.
After the event of Dark Phoenix during the 90s, the mutants went into hiding. It was for the best because they got too much bad attention after one of the good guys turned bad. That's one of the explanations they aren't mentioned in neither Raimi's Spider-Man or Hulk, because they haven't been seen for several years. And could also explain partly why the military was so eager to capture/control Hulk. They know how much devastation superpowered beings can make.
And that's why Spider-Man is viewed as a possible threat at first, in both incarnations of the character (more so in ASM, but more about that later).

First Hulk happened and it didn't went unnoticed. Then Doc Ock wrecked havoc in New York.
So after the major event with Sandman, Venom and Goblin (2007) - Spidey was almost killed in a brutal manner - the mutants decided to finally come back into the world after being gone for about a little more a decade. They understand that people need protection from all these weirdly powered criminals. Like Peter said "were do all these guys come from?"
It could sort of make sense that they could have been hiding and then come back.
But not only because of past supervillains, but a new even more dangerous threat is on the rise. Xavier have noticed something with his mind-reading and/or tech

I think Raimi's Spider-Man would be best to go further with. It's close enough in time for Hulk and for both incarnations of X-men. He could actually meet the original X-Men, it's not impossible to blend the tones of the two frachises. Although Spidey being lighter at times, the fights could be violent.
After the loss of Harry, Peter might consider leaving Spider-Man behind him.
But something happens and he must again save the city. Does it have something to do with mutants? Or his Hulk back in town? Both original X-Men and FC can suit this idea.

I also see it possible for original X-Men also hiding for some years after the devastating events in Last Stand. They caused too much trouble fighting among themselves, and there were this massacre at Alcatraz, killing many humans in the process.
They then come back, and meet ASM version of Spidey in 2014 (who's torn and in grief after the death of Gwen). X-Men and ASM can work good together because they both present somewhat darker worlds. Maybe Peter has already teamed up with Daredevil by then?
What's the cause of the mutants' return? Has Ghost Rider arrvied and looks to be an evil demon? Or is it about Blade and the hidden world of vampires?
But in this scenario, we must perhaps leave out Ang Lee's Hulk since too much time has passed (11 years).

Now have have presented different suggestions here in a couple of posts.
Unfortunately none will take place at the same year of release, but years ago. That's the biggest obstacle when returning to older storylines for a MCU reboot.
All of them could even be soft reboots, meaning we could take the good parts and leave out the bad stuff. And have hints that the characters are the same from those storylines.
A different set of actors will even make it seem like it's something new, even it's not completely new.

Raimi's Spider-Man/Hulk/original X-Men (will be set in 2007-08)
Raimi's Spider-Man/Hulk/FC X-Men (-II-)
Amazing Spider-Man/original X-Men (2014).

Dislike it if you want to. But there's atleast stories to continue from in all three options.
No need to rebuild an MCU reboot from scratch.

This could have been a very grand fanfic, all three of the different routes..
Too late to build a new shared MCU off any of those.